Even see the dealer sport window sticker there aswell. Attention to details awesome :thumb:
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Even see the dealer sport window sticker there aswell. Attention to details awesome :thumb:
Thanks for the supportive comments lads, iam hoping to make a start on the rear beam this week, get it off the car and have it powder coated and fit the new bushes and tidy up some of the paint work underneath the car.
Well I hope I have given you the inspiration to crack on with your sport edd !
Iain
Top work mate :thumb::thumb: Hope to see the car next year at Billing
Iam looking forward to taking it to billing it should all be perfect well before billing iam hoping Steve
Well not posted for a while, but have been busy working away on the nova when i had the time.
I stripped the rear beam off for shot blasting and powder coating about three weeks ago.
Anyways heres the pics .
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/6602/pict1796.jpg
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8196/pict1795k.jpg
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5554/pict1810.jpg
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4641/pict1817s.jpg
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4574/pict1794r.jpg
All loaded into the back of the astra
http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/4903/pict1822.jpg
So while the parts were away i cracked on cleaning/shotblasting and painted a few of parts like the stub axles, rear arb, brake lines etc
After talking to bazil about what colour to paint my brake lines, we decided green was the colour to go for to look factory vxl spec, thanks matey.
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/9884/pict1821q.jpg
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/567/pict1824a.jpg
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3306/pict1844ml.jpg
Now to build it all back up again lol.
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/3268/pict1845.jpg
http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/1056/pict1846t.jpg
The beam was built up with new bushes, bolts and bearings .
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7977/pict1848.jpg
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/9710/pict1849k.jpg
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/6461/pict1854.jpg
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/651/pict1858.jpg
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/9664/pict1864s.jpg
The finished results
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/1162/pict1868.jpg
http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/233/pict1869t.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3513/pict1871.jpg
Thanks for looking folks.
It'll be a shame to get it dirty lol
Damn that looks good mate!
Looking really good there mate
Nice work Iain
Are they flo flex lower spring mounts?
How happy are you with your bumpers after you sprayed them in upol mid grey? Do they look too dark?
I need to decide if to do mine